EMH Symposium Schedule
Day 1
Creating a Culture of Community:
Reclaim, Remember, Reconnect
Day 1
Thursday, August 17, 2023
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Breakouts, workshops, and special events are still being updated.
Please check here regularly for the latest schedule information.
8:30 - 9:00
Registration, Meet & Greet
Light refreshments served
James Dunn Theater Lobby
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome & Introductions
Walter Turner | College of Marin Umoja Equity Institute Coordinator; Faculty & Chair Social Science Department
Stormy Miller Sabia, Ed.D | College of Marin Director of Student Services – Student Accessibility and Psychological Services
James Dunn Theater
9:15 - 10:15 am
Opening Address
Feeling like a Fraud: The Impact of Imposter Phenomena on Mental Health among Minoritized College Students
Kevin Cokley, Ph.D. | University of Michigan, Psychology Professor, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
James Dunn Theater
10:25-11:45
Sessions #1
Beyond the Game: Maximizing Academic Success for Student Athletes
Diamond Alexander
Ryan Byrne
LyRyan Russell
Emily Schafer
Nala Tucker
Cobi Wilson
AC 255
Creating Comunidad: Supportive Gathering Space for Latinx Faculty, Staff, & Community
Luz Moreno
Aneissa Rosas-Sanchez
Ismael Lara
AC 105
Equity Through Empathy: Short film as a Window to Diverse Lived Experiences
Cary McQueen, Art with Impact
AC 240
Not Racist" Is Not Enough: Understanding White Supremacy and Racial Justice
Tea Perales
Sadika Sulaiman-Hara
SMN 226
Uprising: Supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth
AAPI Youth Rising
Lucas Nerelli
Lauren Servais
Reva Siu-Massat
AC 240
11:45-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:30
Noonday Address
Marin County: Equity in Mental Health on the Ground
Cesar Lagleva, LCSW
Elizabeth Horevitz, PhD, LCSW
Vernon Pope-Banks, Side-by-Side
1:40 - 3:00
Sessions #2
Celebrating Imaginative Diversity & Finding Wholeness in Collaboration
Craig Coss
COM Care: Balancing Classroom Management & Student Support
Marco Cantua-Alvarez
The Hidden and Unconscious Effects of Racial Trauma
Cesar Lagleva, LCSW
Radical Love and Healing: Community Centered Engagement to Build Radical Holistic Healing
Derethia Duval, PhD, MFT
Babalwa Kwanele, LMFT
Rising Scholars program for Current and Formerly Incarcerated students new at COM: A workshop on Best Practices for Serving Justice Involved Students
Susan Rahman
Josh Compton
Karina Ochoa
Adam Paoli
Elizabeth Carranza
Black to Yoga: Everyone is welcome, no matter their identity, to relax and destress
Maureen Miller
Performing Arts-Dance Studio
3:10-3:45
Reconvene & Close of Day
Healing and Grounding through Rhythmic Entrainment
Jaimeo Brown